Shoe



I. BAHSHATSKY.

ASHOE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.6 i919.

' Patented Apr. 25, 1922;

l. BARSHATSKY.

sHoE. APPLICATIUN FILED AUG.6. |919;

misses.

` Appiieatioaiiid August e, i919.v semina. 315,679.

"Be it known `that l, sioonn "BARSHATSKY, "a citizen of the United States, residing 'at Roxbury,- in the countyl of Suffolk', and State of lllassachusetts,.have invented certain new.

and useful Improvements in Shoes,of which the followin'giis a specification.

' This inventionhas for its obgectto providey a,iio\.fel'and piaetical hygienic and sanitary shoe, which, while additionally possessing the usual characteristic features of anordif nary shoe of the higher grade, is capa-ble of being manufactured for much less than' the "Il of material, the solefis of present; cost, since my type of shoe* is designed to eliminate considerable ofthe costly operations attending the manufacture of the ordinary shoe as well asp'ei'mitting y"the use of less expensive parts'inv the makeup thereof, as described and set forth in the-follow'- Y ing description. f

'Another object is to provide al shoe in which the upper is made from' a single piece the half-sole type,

and the shank is reinforced to form a perfect arch support with a exible'connection' between the sole a feet fiexibilityV to the shoe.`

' providing a shoe which .-issimple- Still another object is vto provide a shoe, incorporating the aforesaid features, which is light-weight and comfortablewearing and `whichmay be designed to includel a ventilating feature in the upper of the same,th 'us pensive to manufacture, posessing features which are advantageousto the health and comfort of the wearer and not embodied in the ordinary types of shoes.V

In order to illustrate'my invention l have shown in vthe accompanying two sheets of drawings an embodiment thereof as applied tolladies shoes of the Goodyear t 7pe, but itv willbe noted that thesame is applicableto McKay and mens shoes as well. f Therefore I do not wish to be limited to the specificl showingof my invention as embodied in the' drawings, wherein: n

Fig. 1 represents an elevational view of a shoe embodying my invention-Y;

`Fig. .2 represents a longitudinal sectional view taken through the shoe shown in Fig. 1

F ig. 3 represents a bottom view shown in the' preceding figures;

Fig. el represents a development of the upper of the shoe which is made from a single piece of material;

Fig. 5 represents'a sectional view taken on line 5 5 on Fig. 2;

of the shoe nd shank for affording per-l Aand in'eX- v able manner.

. upper, as sho Specification of Letters Patent...A PgtgntedAp1g125, k19,22,

1F ig. G represents a sectionalfview taken 'on lineitf. on Fig. 2; and

L Figf7 lepresents'a fragmentary viewof the shoe showing the saine inf the 'bending position.

The yterms employed` hereinV are used inthe generic and v nate the elements illustrated, and yare theref ore not intended to bejused 'as terms ofv limitation.

Like numerals refer to like outtheseveral views of the drawings. ,.'Thnumeral 10 represents theV upper of the shoe whichis made of any suitable, flexible material, as leather, felt, canvas, orthe 'like-,and cut from a single piece oftmaterial on the lines of they develepment D shown in Fig. A, wherein 11 represents `the toe section,"1'2.the vamp,`13 the heel yor counter section, llv'the instep, 152the instep opening,

descriptive sense to-desigparts throughf lthe vheel. edges, which .are stitched to? I gether'at the back of the heel ofthe shoe`an'd 17 the' upper top. 18 represents toev ventilations or perforations, 19 the upperV ventilations orperfonations, and 20 represents con'- ventional stitching located at theV portions '0f thel upper whereV ordinarily'the` partsy :i:

thereofjoi'n together.; 21 represents the u'sualtoe-stiffening cap whichiscoveredfwith the toe-cap lining 22 (Fig; f2). 23 represents the 'tongue-piece whit-his' secured to'theupper at 24: in any suitf l andi 26 the. counter covering lining.

yond theball of the foot, being preferably provided withthe elongated rivet'opeiiing 28 andjfsecuredto the upper in any suitablemanner, v as bythe welt 29 (Fig. 2,). 30 represents the 'stiff metallic shank-piece which carries'on the forward end thereof the stud or rivet 31 rigidly secured thereto to form part thereof, which rivet projects through the' elongated' slotA oi( op'eningQS provided thereforv in the piece whichhas the heel `end thereof covered ,by the heel of the shoe and the .toe end [by the sole 2 7, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3,

and the sides preferably stitched yto the ywn in Fig. 3, forincluding the metallic shank-piece 30 therebetween. 35

Q25 represents the shoe counter 27 'i"epi"eA 5' `sents the sole of the shoe which is made of suit-l able sole Aleather and extends rearwardly besole 27 of the shoe.V Saidshank'-.piece 30is secured attheheel sec tion thereofl to the heel 32 in'any suitable` manner, as y.bymeans ofv theynails 33 shown in j Fig l2. "34C represents a leather shank-y iio represents the inner sole of the shoe which loy preferably covers thev entire bottom'of the shoe from heel to toe.

Ythe higher grades of shoes, both as to style and as to construction, but nevertheless in-V volves a construction that is entirely foreign to the usual and ordinary makes of shoes. The within departure from the conventional practice employedinjthe is responsible for providing a shoewhich. while made up along hygienic and sanitary lines and possessing the general appearance of the customary types of shoes'with more flexible and comfortable wearing qualities thereto, is less expensive to manufacture and permits of more easy and less costly i'epairing'-yvork to be done therewith, when necessary, without alteringthe original appearance of the shoe so repaired.

lt will thus be observed that the shoeV in the main is constructed with an upper cut from a single piece of flexible material, as

leather, canvas, cloth, or the like and stitched` together at the back or heel section thereof. Thereford'i't will here lle understood that the usual stitching operations attending the making upV of uppers of separatevpiecesV for the toe, vainp,vheel and the like are hereby eliminated, and a vsaving of labor consequently results therefrom. l lhenpper may be perforated, as shown, w ith the perforations Y t8 and '1 9 distributed in any suitable manner and wherever most desirable, or rmayfollow the usual bordering` outline ofthe sections of the upper, as suggested in the drawings, with or without the stitching 2O about the A`same, which is merely intended for finishing purposes and for permitting the shoe to take on the outward appearance of the ordinary pieced upper types of shoes.

lt will further be observed that the shoe .is made up without a vamp lining, which lightens the weight of the shoe, eliminates the labor attached to the same, tends to make the shoe vmore flexible and more comfortable to wear, and at the same time permits the perforations to'be full open to the foot of the wearer' and yieldsa reliable Ventilating feature to the shoe.

^ rl`he upper is preferably, designed to per-f mit. the arch section thereof Yto butt together,

vas shown in '5, so that the metal shankpiece SO'may preferably be securely included between the upper andthestiffening leather shank-piece Bil which is stitched to the upper as suggested in Fig. 3, or to both the upper and inner sole, as shown in Fig. 5 if desired:V

thus providing an absolutely reliable and reinforced arch support for the shoe.

f detail, what l. claim as'new is:

half-sole terminating.

As already suggested and as shown in the drawings, the'sole of the shoe is ofthe so-called half-sole type as against the whole-sole types employed with the ordinary makes of shoes. This use of the half-sole reduces the cost of the shoe and allows for ready replacement thereof when the same becomes worn. Also, the employment ofthe half-sole in the shoe permits of its being joined at the rear of theball portion thereof with the shank-piece through the rivet 28 working in the elongated rivet slot which provides a` flexible `jointed shoe yielding easily at the ball portion lthereof where the bending naturally occurs. Y

Therefore, the invention presents a simple and inexpensive shoe, which eliminates several, of the costly operations of the ordinary and customary types of shoes, as well as incorporating the use of less expensive parts than what are usedwvith said latter types of shoes. Together with Vgreatly reducing the cost of the manufactureof the shoe, the invention provides for a ventilated shoe which is designed to give comfort and to be flexible and durable. l Y While' the-preferred embodiments `of my invention have been described in detail, it will be understood that lr. do 'not wish tobe limited to the particular construction set forth, since various changes in the form, material, proportions and arrangement of parts, and in the details of construction may be resorted to without `departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or destroying any of the advantages contained in the same, heretofore'described and defined .in Vthe subjoined claims. Y v Having thus described my invention in '1. A 'shoe having a in the rear of the ball ofthe foot and at that point ii'oatably joined with a 'shaped stiff' shank-piece Yfor localizing and effecting `an easy bending action to the ball section of the forepart of said shoe.

2. A shoe 'having a fiexible bottom comprising a heel, arch and half-soleveach se-v cured to the upper with the arch secured between and to said heel and half-sole, said arch being provided with a metallic' shankpiece embedded therein and secured to the heel at the heel end thereof and provided at the forward end with a protruding and headed stud adapted to engage with an eloni gated slot provided therefor in the rear section of the half-sole for effecting a flexible joint between said arch and the latter.

1n testimony whereof l have affixed my signature, in presence of-two witnesses.

SDORE BARSHATSKY.

Witnesses:

B. H. (l-mirroir, Davie LroH'rnNsrnlN. 

